Your Mental Sorbet: Jimmy Fallon, Sesame Street & The Roots Sing "Sesame Street" Theme

Here is another "Mental Sorbet" that we could use to momentarily forget about those things that leave a bad taste in our mouths.

Jimmy, the Roots & the cast of Sesame Street play the "Sesame Street" theme on classroom instruments in the Late Night Music Room.


Jimmy Fallon - wood block, Casio keyboard
Questlove - kazoo, hand clackers
Frank Knuckles - bongos
Captain Kirk - ukulele
Kamal Gray - xylophone
Mark Kelley - toy clarinet
James Poyser - melodica
Tuba Gooding Jr. - toy saxophone, slide whistle
Black Thought - apple shaker
Elmo - vocals
Grover - backing vocals
Cookie Monster - banana shaker (eaten)
Abby Cadabby - toy guitar
Murray - backing vocals
Zoe - hand cymbals
Big Bird - vocals
Aloysius Snuffleupagus - backing vocals
The Count -- counting

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Tony Figueroa